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DOI: 10.1039/A605186C (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Res. (S), 1997, 52-53

Zeolite-catalysed Selective Decomposition of Cumene Hydroperoxide into Phenol and Acetone†

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Manickam Sasidharan and Rajiv Kumar

Abstract

Crystalline, microporous molecular sieves efficiently catalyse the selective decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide into phenol and acetone, both under batch (25 °C) and down-flow fixed-bed (60 °C) conditions; large-pore high-silica zeolites, mainly zeolite Beta and its metallo-silicate (B-, Fe- and Ga-silicate) analogues, are found to be particularly useful catalysts in this reaction giving ca. 92±3% phenol selectivity.

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